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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Increasing number of coronary artery bypass grafts for women may result in burdensome cost
January 19th, 2006
The increasing number of coronary artery bypass grafts for women may eventually result in a burdensome cost for the healthcare industry. "Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in women has been associated with worse clinical outcomes than CABG in men. However, little is known about the impact of sex on the cost of CABG," according to investigators in Canada. "To examine the impact of sex on hospital course and the cost of CABG," A. Bestawros and colleagues explained, "hospital course and cost were examined among 2880 female and 9137 male patients from four Canadian and five American hospitals. Data were obtained from a resource and cost...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-19)
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